The competition that captivates Europe and confuses the rest of the world is taking place in Liverpool.
This Saturday, hundreds of millions of Europeans are expected to tune in to watch the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual tradition that consumes the region in an enthusiastic fervor culminating in a high-energy musical extravaganza so utterly bizarre in nature that it leaves the rest of the world scratching its head.Key Facts
As a basic concept, Eurovision is an annual song contest where the countries of Europe—alongside, confusingly, several non-European countries like Israel andThere are three live shows in the contest—two semi-finals and one grand finale—and countries select entries themselves, with national processes ranging from drawn out selection contests to public voting to selection by industry experts.
26 countries make it to the grand final: 10 from each semi-final and six who qualify automatically, which includes the previous year’s winner as well as Spain, France, Italy, Germany and the U.K., the broadcaster’s big financial backers collectively known as the “Big Five.” The outcome of the semi-finals are decided by a public vote from participating countries and the grand finale is decided from a combination of jury voting and public vote, with 2023’s contest including public votes from the rest of the world for the very first time.
The British city of Liverpool is hosting this year’s contest on behalf of last year’s winner Ukraine, which is unable to host the event due to Russia’s ongoing invasion.star Hannah Waddingham will co-host the contest alongside British singer Alesha Dixon and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina.Eurovision is the world’s largest musical event and a serious cultural force in the region.
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